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From a guy that's been on both sides of audio spectrum (purely audiophile / purely scientific) this is what I think:I don't think anyone ever claimed the Susvara was the king of anything, because of it's high pricepoint this headphone has always been tested in a very critical way. But I did my own research I found most trustable review sources (and with this I don't mean youtube) claiming this headphone until today is still considered in the top of the list. Like hasen't the Susvara been on the market forever? Extensively tested by many experts in the last 7 Years? So why does this "measurement problem" come up all of a sudden only in this forum in this topic? Why only here by 1 person?
-With headfi, other audiophile sites etc.... they mostly evaluate something with their own experience, so if they think its good they'll say so. The problem is the verdicts vary a lot from people to people, so even if you ask 10 owners of this headphones you might not even get the 5 similar conclusions. Not to mention if we're being skeptical or doubtful, there are many beneficial interests for the audiophile influencers to sway their words.
-With more objective, logical audio sites like here, solderdude's website, Tyll (no longer here).... We listen & evaluate a product by its performance, as well as cross-checking it to see if it matches the specs the manufacturer publishes. So naturally if it measures good it will receive praises, if not it'll face some criticisms. It's usually clearer and more consistent than the vague reviews and evaluations from audiophile sources. But again measurement does not always translate into the same experience for each person. That's why I think it's good to be reasonable and not leaning too hard on either camp.
I assume that might be why something like Grado were pretty popular and accepted as good sounding to both some casuals and audiophiles back then, despite measuring worse than the many many other headphones.